BSc (Hons) Biology at University of Portsmouth

Start your career as a biologist on this Biology degree, accredited by the Royal Society of Biology. Cover areas including biotechnology, ecology, cell biology and molecular biology. Our foundation course in Science with Foundation Year is designed to develop the vital underpinning skills in human, sport and earth science needed for studying at degree level.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich with work placement  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich/placement option)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In each year, you need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. Modules include The Living World; Cellular and Molecular Basis of Life; Experimental Biology; Ecology Plants and Human Impact; Diversity and Physiology of Plants and Animals; Genetics; Research and Career Planning; Introduction to Teaching; Microbiology; Cell Biology of Cancer and Immunity.

Career pathways

As the scientific study of life and living organisms, biology covers a huge variety of sub-disciplines – from ecology to genetics, botany to zoology – and everything in between. This means that there's a wide range of sectors and industries you can work in with a biology degree, so there will always be a demand for your skills.

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